Co-Star Sidesteps Question on Baldoni Lawsuit

scored a  last week when a judge threw out all of 's sexual harassment claims in her ongoing lawsuit against the actor.

The legal saga between the It Ends With Us co-stars, which began in December 2024, took a dramatic turn on April 2 after the New York judge's ruling, with now just three out of 13 claims remaining: breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting retaliation. 

Although the news quickly made headlines, one of Lively's former Gossip Girl co-stars appeared to have missed the latest update.

Speaking exclusively with the Daily Mail, Kelly Rutherford, who played the 38-year-old's mom 'Lily van der Woodsen' in the hit CW series, revealed she has not been following the case.

'I don't know that much about it, to be honest,' she said when asked about the legal proceedings.

'I know it's in the news. I just don't know that much about it, you know.'

Despite not keeping up with Lively's legal drama, she isn't against getting the cast together again for a Gossip Girl spinoff of some sort.

'I would love a spinoff. I love doing the show. It was so much fun. I think they've done a lot of versions of spinoffs, but they haven't really incorporated the original cast into it,' she stated. 

'I always compare it to Star Wars. When they started doing the new Star Wars, they brought some of the characters back to sort of pass the baton. And I think that's the missing link... I think for the audience, it would be a nice thing to do.'

The original Gossip Girl aired on The CW network for six seasons from September 2007 until December 2012. The HBO Max Gossip Girl reboot then However, it only lasted two seasons and was canceled in January 2023 due to low viewership and high production costs.

She added: 'I think now, at this point in my life, I want to do things that touch my heart and things I love to do. I mean, Gossip Girl was such an incredible experience that I want the experiences to be really nice... I'm having fun what I'm doing now and being with my kids and watching them grow up.'

Rutherford, who has resided in Monaco for about a decade, went on to say that she has been in touch with a few of her co-stars but 'everyone's been busy'.

'Everyone's traveling or working or with their kids, so I think a lot of it is just that. Taylor Momsen, I keep in touch with here and there,' she said, while promoting her new Veronique Gabai fragrance, Rose Première by Kelly Rutherford.

The actress has also kept a close friendship with Ed Westwick - who played Chuck Bass - and even . 'It's so great. I'm so happy it worked out that way. And it's happy. I mean, I've watched them grow up in a way too, to get married and have kids. It's beautiful to watch them all grow up,' she said.

She's also close to Caroline Lagerfelt, who played Rutherford's mom 'CeCe' in the show. Lagerfelt, 78, even showed up to Rutherford's new fragrance launch event at Printemps in New York City on April 7. 

Rutherford's latest remarks differed from what she said in 2019, when she told Us Weekly that she stays in touch with Lively and sees her 'here and there' - noting at the time that she has attended 'a couple of her [movie] premieres.'

Rutherford, for her part, confirmed that she is still mainly based in Monaco. But that could change as her kids - son Hermés, 19, and daughter Helena, 16 - who were in New York City for her fragrance press tour - figure out what's next for them. 

She told the Daily Mail that her son is 'acting and modeling, writing scripts and doing photography' and that her daughter is 'going to law school next year.'

'Everything's good now. Everything's really nice, thankfully. I know it was many years, so thank you for bringing it up,' she said, referring to her  with her ex Daniel Giersch. 

'But things are really nice now. Thank goodness.'

Rutherford is not the only Gossip Girl co-star of Lively's who has stayed mum about the star's legal drama.

Armie Hammer, who had a guest role as Lively's character Serena van der Woodsen's love interest, weighed in on the legal battle on the Hot Mics with Billy Bush podcast in March 2025.

'Listen, here's my official take on the whole thing that is going on: there is another fight going on that I'm not involved in, and I have not been dragged into, and I'm perfectly happy with that. I've got enough of my own problems before throwing my hat into someone else's ring,' Hammer said. 

Despite his appearance on Gossip Girl taking place nearly 17 years ago, he said he crossed paths with Baldoni, 42, when they were in acting class together, which was 'almost 20 years ago.' 

However, he refused to speak more about the situation: 'You're not dragging me into this, I'm not getting involved. That drama is their drama, I want nothing to do with it.'

Meanwhile, another Gossip Girl actress, Rossella Rago - who worked as an extra in all of Gossip Girl's six seasons - in January 2025 about how 'very unpleasant' Lively was to work with.

'She is used to being adored and when she is not, s**t gets real, and Baldoni has found out how real it gets,' she said.

In her rant, she went on to say how Lively 'has thrown people under the bus,' adding, 'This guy [Baldoni] has a wife and family. And made out these benign interactions are assault when I’ve seen the footage and I think just "go home".'

Other stars from the show have praised the actress - despite her on-set behavior being questioned, especially after for $400 million, accusing her of civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privacy in early 2025. The lawsuit, however, was dismissed a few months later.

Director Norman Buckley called her a 'wonderful person' during a September 2025 episode of Non Judging Breakfast Podcast. He spilled, 'I don't really like it when somebody says anything bad about her because she is delightful, and I feel that way about everybody in this cast.'

Penn Badgley, who dated Lively from 2007 to 2010, spoke out about her in April 2025, saying that their relationship in 'some ways saved me from ,' referring to going down a path of substance abuse brought on by fame. 

As for Lively's on-screen bestie, Leighton Meester, it has been reported that in real life 

Executive producer Joshua Safran told Vanity Fair in a 2017 article commemorating the 10th anniversary of the show that they 'were friendly' but 'not friends like Serena and Blair,' adding that it was in part due to their different personalities.

Lively and Baldoni's legal battle isn't over yet. The pair are set to face off in court again when they go to trial on May 18. 

Following the judge's dismissal of her sexual harassment claims, the actress took to Instagram to share her response. 

She began: 'I'm grateful for the Court's ruling which allows the heart of my case to be presented to a jury next month, and for the ability to finally tell my story in full at trial, for my own sake, but also for those who don't have the same opportunity to... many of whom I have known and loved deeply in my life, and the countless I'll never know.' 

She continued: 'The last thing I wanted in my life was a lawsuit, but I brought this case because of the pervasive RETALIATION I faced, and continue to, for privately and professionally asking for a safe working environment for myself and others.' 

Meanwhile, Baldoni's attorney Bryan Freedman  

'Since the first day of this case, when Justin and the other defendants were blindsided by these allegations, the legal team on the ground from the beginning have worked extremely long days and nights defending this case through transparency by releasing the actual truthful text messages, and by welcoming and facilitating the release of all documents exhibiting the truth,' Freedman said.

He added, 'The defendants were not afraid of the truth. The plan was not only to speak the truth but to also show that same truth over and over again through the presentation of actual evidence. Neither Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath nor any of the other defendants have